ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in United States of America
United States of America: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 39.51 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in United States of America, 1976–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 39.51 No for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in United States of America peaked at 46.3 No in 1979 and was at its lowest, 39.51 No, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in United States of America, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 44.6 No | — |
| 1977 | 45.1 No | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 45.3 No | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 46.3 No | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 45.1 No | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 44.8 No | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 44 No | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 43.4 No | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.2 No | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 44 No | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 44.3 No | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 43.7 No | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 43.9 No | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 44.3 No | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 43.5 No | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 43.4 No | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 43.3 No | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 43 No | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 41.9 No | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 42.2 No | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 42.2 No | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.1 No | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.6 No | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 41.9 No | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.5 No | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 42.32 No | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.53 No | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.01 No | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.18 No | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 41.89 No | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 41.17 No | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 40.98 No | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.84 No | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.36 No | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.87 No | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 41.45 No | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.69 No | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.19 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 42.17 No | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.18 No | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 41.34 No | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.05 No | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.24 No | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.78 No | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 40.24 No | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 40.65 No | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 39.51 No | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.33 No | 44.6 No | 46.3 No | 4 |
| 1980s | 44.17 No | 43.4 No | 45.1 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.51 No | 41.6 No | 43.5 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.09 No | 41.17 No | 42.53 No | 7 |
| 2010s | 41.51 No | 40.84 No | 42.19 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.58 No | 39.51 No | 41.24 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in United States of America?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in United States of America was 39.51 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3 No in 1979.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.51 No in 2025.
- How does United States of America rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.